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The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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International Olympic Committee
Governing body of Olympic sports
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Russia
Country spanning Europe and Asia
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2018 Winter Olympics
Multi-sport event in Pyeongchang, South Korea
The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as PyeongChang 2018, were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2014 Winter Olympics
Multi-sport event in Sochi, Russia
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sochi 2014, were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)